Reviews
Mento, Not Calypso! The Original Sound of Jamaica
Mento, Not Calypso! treats us to more than 50 mento favourites, most from the pre-reggae style’s heyday, from the late...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: October/2013
La Voz de la Zafra
Because Mercedes Sosa (1935-2009) achieved international recognition in her later years, she is popularly imagined as an ageless earth-mother with...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2013
Funk Globo: The Sound of Neo Baile
As the world’s eye focuses on Brazil and its impending sporting exploits, the Brighton-based label Mr Bongo release a new...
Reviewed by Edward Craggs in issue: October/2013
Total Reggae: Chart Hits
Total Reggae enters the Jamaican compilation market at the post-rocksteady age, choosing to dedicate the majority of its series to...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2013
Jamaica Folk Trance Possession: Mystic Music from Jamaica, Roots of Rastafari 1939-1961
This two-CD set is no less than a historic document, among the most important anthologies of Jamaican audio ever assembled....
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: October/2013
In the Land of Cameroon
Put aside any preconceptions you might have about field recordings.This collection of tracks by amateur musicians and singers is highly...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2013
OneZero
On April 6 this year, Sawhney recorded an unplugged session before a live audience direct to vinyl, without the safety...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2013
Aw Sa Yone Vol 1
This is a breathtaking release from the Greece-based label Teranga Beat, one of the small specialist Record labels that unearth...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2013
Fossils
There has been an enormous buzz around Fossils, the solo debut album by Aoife O’Donovan. The hype is understandable, given...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2013
Message on the Wind
Thursday Island is a small place – only 3.5 square kilometres in size – lying off the northern tip of...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2013
